How not to be President

Though in my senior year of high school my Leadership class voted for me as "Most Likely to Become a Politician" I've never run a successful campaign. At least, not successful in my high standards!I think I first ran for office in sixth grade. A clas...

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Jun 24, 2021
God loves the snake (for some reason)

(FYI: I have a special opportunity to improve your Bible reading right after this story!)My wife and I have been watching a collection of Nat Geo documentary mini-series called "Secrets of the Zoo" about the inter-workings of zoos. One series took pl...

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Jun 17, 2021
When everything at church goes wrong...

Hey friends,This week's humorous spiritual story took place just this last Sunday.On Sunday, I "played preacher" at church. I'm just the second-fiddle Associate Minister, but when the "Real" Minister goes on vacation, all the responsibilities fall on...

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Jun 10, 2021
Cat pics as an apology

I didn't email you last week. From the bottom of my heart, I apologize. I'm supposed to be talking about faith transformation using humor and various creative approaches to communicating Christianity. To say sorry, I've collected several pictures of...

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Jun 03, 2021
I'm writing this instead of cleaning my office

I like the IDEA of a clean workspace. In theory, I'm totally down with it. Sounds like a dream come true. Love it.But actually cleaning is a different story. I don't want to do that. Not at all.In other words: I like the result but not the process.I'...

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May 18, 2021
Inexperienced Expertise

Today is my anniversary. I've been married to Samantha for 3 awesome years.Reflecting back, I've been prepping for marriage for ahwile. At one time, my parents co-ran a small group for young married couples. While the leaders had kids, the couples th...

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May 13, 2021